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The Treasury Department recently released new federal emergency rental assistance (ERA) data. The data shows that several large states and cities have exhausted their ERA allocations. Also, according to the latest data, states and local governments distributed more than $2.8 billion in ERA funds to more than 521,000 renters in October. Since being introduced, the program has seen more than $2.8 billion in funds distributed to over 2.5 million people.
We've previously covered HUD’s announcement that it’s opening a new application period for owners to apply for more than $180 million in supplemental operating funds to support expenses for protecting residents and staff from COVID-19 (HUD Notice H 2021-05).
HUD recently signed a Conciliation Agreement/Voluntary Compliance Agreement with owners of a HUD-subsidized community in Fairhope, Ala. The agreement resolves allegations and a HUD investigation into whether the owners’ policy prohibiting visitors under the age of 12 due to COVID-19 was discriminatory.
A resident, who had been providing childcare for her grandchildren, was allegedly told that she could no longer do so because it violated the owners’ po...
HUD recently announced that it has approved a Conciliation/Voluntary Compliance Agreement between the Housing Authority of Maricopa County, in Mesa, Ariz., and one of its residents who has a mental health disability. Under the agreement, the housing authority will pay $10,000 to the tenant and provide fair housing training for its employees who work with the public. The housing authority will also vacate the tenant’s eviction and waive the $3,516 eviction judgment...
HUD recently published Notice CPD-21-10, Requirements for the Use of Funds in the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program. The notice establishes rules for granting the $5 billion provided under the American Rescue Plan Act through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). HOME provides formula grants to states and localities that communities use, often in partnership with local nonprofit groups, to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or reh...
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing recently updated its Questions & Answers document for COVID-19 to include information about the latest CDC eviction moratorium extension that was issued on Aug. 3 and intended to run until Oct. 3 for counties with heightened levels of community transmission.
The bottom line: HUD updated the Q&A with one question: "What are the penalties for a landlord, owner of a residential property, or other...
On Tuesday, Aug. 10, the Senate passed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve and modernize the nation’s roads and bridges. Included in the plan are funds for broadband infrastructure. The plan allocates $65 billion to “bridge America’s digital divide and build a 21st century infrastructure that will meet our country’s needs not only today, but for years to come.”
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) recently issued a press release announcing that she secured a commitment from President Biden to include affordable housing investments in the infrastructure package enacted through a reconciliation process.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently announced that 2.3 million households have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program in its first three weeks. The EBB program provides a discount on both broadband service and needed equipment, such as a modem. Lawmakers authorized the EBB in December as part of a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. Over 1,000 Internet service providers (ISP) are participating in the program, which provides a monthly ...
A new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program has launched to help low-income households receive discounts on their broadband service. Lawmakers authorized the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) in December as part of a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. Now, with more than 875 Internet service providers on board, the FCC finally has launched the program in every state and territory.
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